Re: Smoke Detector in Parking Garage

["Frank Olson" <feolson@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"Dandelion Acres" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Had a fire in an apartment building, under-building parking. Car caught on
> fire, lots of smoke but the building did not catch on fire and was
> undamaged. There is a heat detector about 20' away that did not detect
> (AHS addressable Silent Knight). The managers want to know about alternate
> detection should this occur again. I don't normally use smokes in parking
> areas for obvious reasons, what do you guys do? Any ideas to better
> protect this building?
>
> Side note: It was a stolen car, the fuel lines were loosened and the car
> was found by the cops, who contacted the owner to remove it. As soon as he
> tried to start it, it erupted in flame. Knocked down by locals until the
> FD showed up. Asphalt damaged by heat, car destroyed, yet relatively
> little heat actually rose to the structure. Height is 8'. Spacing of the
> heats is about 40' radius (car was in end stall) though rated for 75'
> (yea, different I know).


Beam detectors.  Excellent for this type of application (and high dust
environments).